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The as yet unspoken



 
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The as yet unspoken #1 (permalink) Sun Jul 16, 2006 17:56 pm   The as yet unspoken
 

"We are looking for the as yet unspeakable, the as yet unspoken."

I'm totally lost. What does this mean?
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The as yet unspoken #2 (permalink) Sun Jul 16, 2006 18:53 pm   The as yet unspoken
 

Hi Cooliegirly

Without any context, I would understand your sentence to mean 'We are looking for something that is still beyond description and therefore it has still not been spoken about.'

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